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1719903

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Highways England about keeping motorways free of discarded tyres and other litter.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds regular meetings with National Highways to discuss its performance and management of the Strategic Road Network. In April 2024, Minister Opperman met with National Highways to discuss the ways in which it tackles litter. National Highways’ Strategy focuses on reducing litter on the network by influencing littering behaviour as well as providing an effective litter clearing service. National Highways takes a data-led approach to litter clearing activities to ensure that litter hotspots are quickly identified and that resources are targeted effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 13:14:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1719904

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what obligations the Highways Agency is under to keep motorways free of detritus.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The responsibility for clearing highway litter and sweeping carriageways is governed by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA); National Highways is responsible for litter collection on motorways and some trunk roads. National Highways works to the ‘Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse 2006' issued under section 89(7) of the EPA. National Highways inspects and grades litter and detritus on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in accordance with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse. National Highways carries out litter picking almost every day and weekly inspections on its network, to ensure that clearance of the worst affected areas is prioritised. Wherever possible planned closures are used to undertake litter picks to minimise disruption to road users.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 12:59:33 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1719905

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many accidents on motorways have been caused by discarded tyres and other detritus in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 12:58:25 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1715731

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Cables: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative costs of undergrounding power lines by (1) cable ploughing, and (2) open trenching.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Undergrounding is usually by open trenching with costs varying between 5-10 times those of overhead lines. These costs are from the Institution of Engineering and Technology Study, 2012. Cable ploughing is a newer method of undergrounding some types of electricity cables. The Government has not made a formal assessment of those costs. The Government regularly engages with industry to understand new opportunities and innovations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/05/2024 10:58:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1715732

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to commission an up-to-date study of the comparative (1) cost and impact, and (2) feasibility and viability, of each type of infrastructure for conveying electricity.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Industry leads on innovation in the technologies and design of the infrastructure developed and delivered to meet our net zero targets. The Government does not currently plan to directly commission any new work.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/05/2024 10:57:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1715733

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Cables: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government on the relative benefits of cable ploughing new power lines.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware of cable ploughing as a technique for installing some types of electricity cabling lines and is aware of the Welsh Government’s work into the merits of cable ploughing. The Government looks forward to engaging with the Welsh Government on the outcomes of that work.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/05/2024 10:57:06 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1712651

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Out-patients: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the NHS of missed appointments at (1) hospitals, and (2) GP surgeries, in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>It is not possible to produce an estimate of the true cost to the National Health Service of these missed appointments, as this will depend on whether NHS staff were still able to use the time productively, for example by seeing other patients instead, or doing other work. NHS England advises local NHS organisations, general practices and trusts to plan for preventing and dealing with missed appointments. These include ensuring patients can cancel appointments in convenient ways, such as by text message or through online cancellation forms and offering telephone consultations if these better suit the patients’ requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/05/2024 13:15:38 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1712652

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Identity Cards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the use of ID cards.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office is not considering ID cards at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 07/05/2024 14:21:12 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1712653

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many missed dental appointments there have been in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department does not hold this information in the format requested, data is recorded on dental activity that has occurred. For example, the Department holds data on the number of Units of Dental Activity commissioned and delivered each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal in an online-only format. The portal currently holds data from April 2016 to November 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 15:51:13 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1712654

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK sanctions list was last reviewed; and whether they will make the review public.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The government keeps all sanctions designations under review and, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, a Minister may instigate a reassessment of a designation at any time.</p><p>The UK sanctions list is updated publicly on gov.uk every time a decision is made to make, vary, or revoke a designation. These updates are also publicised through the FCDO's sanctions e-alert subscription system.</p><p>The UK Sanctions List (UKSL) can be found here:</p><p>[https://docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html]</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/05/2024 16:26:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire